Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code

This extension pack includes tools for developing on the Salesforce platform in the lightweight, extensible VS Code editor. These tools provide features for working with development orgs (scratch orgs, sandboxes, and DE orgs), Apex, Aura components, and Visualforce.

Prerequisites

Before you set up Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, make sure that you have these essentials.

• Salesforce CLI
  Before you use Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, set up Salesforce CLI.
• A Salesforce DX project Open your Salesforce DX project in a directory that contains an sfdx-project.json file. Otherwise, some features don’t work.
  If you don't already have a Salesforce DX project, create one with the SFDX: Create Project command (for development against scratch orgs) or the SFDX: Create Project with Manifest command (for development against sandboxes or DE orgs). Or, see create a Salesforce DX project for information about setting up a project using Salesforce CLI.
• Java 8 Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit
  Some features in Salesforce Extensions for VS Code depend upon the Java 8 Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK).
  If you don’t already have the JDK installed, install the latest version of the Java 8 JDK from Java SE Development Kit 8 Downloads. If you also use other versions of the JDK, set your VS Code user setting salesforcedx-vscode-apex.java.home to point to the location where you installed Java 8.
• Visual Studio Code v1.26 or later

Documentation

For documentation, visit the Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code documentation site.

Open Source

• Roadmap
• GitHub Repository

Bugs and Feedback

To report issues with Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, open a bug on GitHub. If you would like to suggest a feature, create a feature request on GitHub.

Included Extensions